Local News in Brief : Liberace Manager Sued
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The executor of Liberace’s estate has sued the late entertainer’s personal manager to prevent him from disclosing confidential facts in a television movie about the pianist, according to court documents.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by Joel Strote, also seeks unspecified damages from Seymour Heller, Liberace’s personal manager for 36 years, for allegedly interfering with Strote’s efforts to produce a television movie about the entertainer.
Strote said a share of the profits was to go to the Liberace Foundation For the Creative Arts, a nonprofit, charitable organization the entertainer set up before his death. Heller allegedly broke up the deal by falsely telling ABC that Strote had no authority to negotiate for the movie rights.
Heller could not be reached Thursday for comment on the suit.
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